Gust Krueger

Gust Krueger, 92,

Minot, formerly of Kief,

passed away Monday, Au-

gust 31, 2020 at his home

near Minot surrounded by

his loving family.

His funeral will be held

Friday, September 11, at

1:00 P.M. at the American

Legion Hall in Butte with

burial in the Kief

Cemetery. CDC recom-

mendations including so-

cial distancing, hand sani-

tizing, wearing masks,

and staying away if not

feeling well are en-

couraged. Arrangements

are with Nelson Funeral

Home of Drake.

Gust Krueger, son of

Matt and Sophie (Martin)

Krueger, was born Febru-

ary 24, 1928 on the

Krueger family farm near

Kief, ND where he grew

up and attended a nearby

country school. He began

working on the farm at an

early age.

In January of 1951, Gust

entered the United States

Army and served his

country during the Korean

War. Following his

honorable discharge, he

returned to the family

farm and resumed farm-

ing with his father and

brother, Bennie. In 1952

Gust met the love of his

life, Jane Klingman, and

on June 26, 1953 they

were united in marriage.

They made their home on

a farm near the Krueger

family farm for three

years before moving onto

the family farm which

they later purchased. Gust

loved the farm, working

the soil and harvesting the

crops.

In addition to milking

cows and raising small

grains, Gust owned and

operated Krueger Excavat-ing and did custom spray-

ing and combining for

friends and neighbors.

In 2003, after selling

their farm, Gust and Jane

moved to Minot where he

worked for TSC for a

number of years.

Gust enjoyed country

and old-time music, play-

ing cards, telling a good

story, collecting toy trac-

tors and dancing. He and

Jane were members of the

3 Bs Square Dance Club

for several years.

He was a member and

past council member of

St. Paul’s Lutheran

Church in Butte and at-

tended Our Redeemers

Lutheran Church after

moving to Minot. He was

also a member of the

Lawrence E. Meidl Ameri-

can Legion Post #270 of

Butte for over 61 years

where he served as com-

mander and held several

other offices through the

years. Gust loved and was

proud to display the

American flag on their

farm and in their yard in

Minot. He also served on

the Strasburg Township

Board and was

vice-president of the Kief

Cemetery Board for many

years.

Most of all, Gust loved

his wife and family and

spending time with all of

them.

He is survived by: his

loving wife of 67 years,

Jane; his daughter, Cor-

rine Krueger (Steve Peder-

sen) and son, Delane

Krueger both of Minot; 2

granddaughters, LeAnn

(Bob Tanner) & Misty; 7

great-grandchildren, Dilan

(Karrie), Cheyenne, Justin,

Mayli, Taylor, Nate &

Cole.

Gust was preceded in

death by: his son, Larry;

his parents; brothers, Bill

and Bennie and sisters,

Emma and an infant sis-

ter.